New York Clipper (Aug 1863)

THE NEW TORK CLIPPER. AMERICAN SPORTING AND THEATRICAL JOURNAL. lltsr ukd noprl«iar« / NBW TORK, 8ATUBDAT, AUGUST 1, 1868. { VOI» ZI—Se. U. PBicB an cmattt VEBai4 BX0DBBIO5 TO THB KBTtTOBa ■TATB. now ASS rojr, osssral lbs t wBRm roa tbi hit tou vumm, BT JOP. Mil I'M. tti* <l>ltf, rea ill pttbtpi do knar, itioi north % tbort tliftoiliiM to tpou * montli or to; ( h< founil tho oUoito *wiii, altbo' * •onlharn lUD, loUf harried ap hli oakoa, knl toddUd home •giln. L-Howu«r><>>Q«»r*llM' U'W; whf don^t roa toigw it*!? Eoiruo roni MoBdiln Uujlud, tnd Fo^rlTUliT ill mat him oomlni buk aikw Toa look ud lUgger hMd." geb.I think,"UTi.Oonwtl Lm; "Howhlikw'i Ihtn, iodMd: ■ "t Vf* iitM ma faol lo giddjr, U, I't« Uk«n too nnnli Sfulo," h-Eow u« roa, Oonanll n laam Ul roartaU, dair JaS, tod look qolto ud onoiuh, lUla I'n boon gono, old Iba hu OMd jroB rtthoi toajb." tH, ha bM, ud ihtl't a bet; It makaa ma <Ml domuut, ,fn botbatod a< it Tlekibuf, k 'tla Onntad tbta ti lut" KTkan, how an roa, Jaff DtTli t Vhit ii It Duka* roa light , Dow in roar tcloila in Tlokibnig, ud la Muili- ilpplt Istabaig thar hirt got aolto faro, ud Blolimond Mos thar'Utiko. I Badaoa, loo, tbar hm loma Buki I fair wa oinnot bnik; loaaenu. In Tannawoi, iwun boll onr innr flog, na U Brigg*! • tarilat good, Holdlait'i i baUir dog." h-Tban, how ire roa J«ff, to, thlngi ar< looking taaar, ilnoa them dimn Tu- kaaiftt nbonh forUatdo-ibla, wtaara I did hiTa to 'lat,' kind of ohoklDg beta, and hemp bagln to loall, ■neailon 'aboat plarod oat and Unaar goln' to H-IL" l-How an roa, JeS Sarla? WonldroanotUkitobo A long war oat of Blohmond, and the Oonfadanor t Tor with "Porter" an Ihr rlrar, ud "Uaid*" upon the land, I gaaia roa'U find that thaaa mU'd drinki an non than ron ou alud. •treat, Clilugo, Jalr M. |!190 Cllppar Prise Htory. THE 8ECSET COBCLAVE; on. ITSTGtlODS OOCSB U THE FIVE POtm .4 ^STURT UF NEW YORK CITY IjIFB. luTzni BinBai ron thi ■>« lou ouiru, BT J. A. UNOEBWOOD, Ooprright Beosnd. CHAPIEB XXZO. mjro nuvoB—TU nanaioui Muasin— jobd^ tn ^tDma BVTLono—HI TUtn >ii..wii.iwi'a .liocn— ntuT OB Hnmt—"uow ooold .tbi sxu Ban sua uniao IT iLLl"—noiTua urnnaiTioiia—irai mux'! BDOUUtlOII. r Iba aait momlsg, a itarlllng tnmor pnTtllcd la the tn Tork that Ur. Walton hadJ»u foasd le a uilai t ed la L Bla hoaae was laimadlatelr inironadad br a oorlooi ,iid Bpon Inqalrr It wai fohnd the nawi wai onlj too Ita utfflott coniUnuUon praTiUad and a hundnd inn aloa^ bat nolblag dalalte ooold be laaniad. BiboataooB the lame moralag that Ur, Laka ATailll •I prlTate dateollTO oSoar, named Joidia, ud bagged inald larallgato the maita, aa the laoalrlaa ol the pan; to that time had lad toBoreanlt. Thadnlpro- I al Ike dateotlTa oSoer waa to aiaka Iniialrlaa oonoanilng iXM'apwthlitorr. Tola Ur. ATailll gare la » atiilghl- 1 mioner, ud told ill the reader auaadr knowa. Ha U bla nIaUon br elating that he felt eo muoh latereat la net from the fact of belag engaged lo be mairled lo the ttoftbedeoeaaed. * Jordu had obtalaed an thla laformaUoa, be neil pro- I la Tlalt the acene of the trtgedr, ud on laialrlag at tha ua of . Ihe deoeaaed he waa Immedlalelr umltlM, He Ibtl eTerrlbIng nmalaed eiaoUr In the aame alataaa Iba morder waa flitt dtaooTued la the morning. He I the fatal obamber and foaad Ibe deceaaed Ijing oa the iTerr abort eiamlaatloa waa ampir eoffloleat to decide a nnfortanale goallomu-hadooma brhia death, for on bla templea waa a blue mark, ahowlng when the ballet leliitad the brain. com la whloh the deed bed beea committed waa on Ihe oor, fronting the eireel, ud the door of the apartment Into a corridor whloh waa oommoa loiOTonl apartmeala. ;oBd floor waa uaed aa a drawing-room and breaklut ind on the gronnd floor wen reoelrlag parlon. aTetrontaeloflbelnTaalliatlon, Ur.}ordu,U>eprlTata e otiSoer, wu aurronnded with mjiterri far the two ililj, the onlT Innutea of Ihe boaae, bealdea Ur, Walton oaugbter. Informed him that Ihetront door wu bateoed iiide In Ihe noralsg, when tbar wut down ataln, thna I lo a cerlalair that no ona bad entered the bonae br ana. Thar farther Informed blm that Ihe fad of Ur. not rlalng at Ihe aoonatomed honr had lint niaad »that then waa lomelhlng wroag. Oae of thara wut timber door, and knocked aereral tlmei wltbont obtain- •u«ar. Terr maoh alarmed, ebe tried hla ohambor. iilfeandtbatllwaa/aij<iudmlA<<iuM<, ' aoedlatelr went down lo her feilowMrrul, ud alter lag with Mlaa Walton, ther called tn two of hla parlloiilw ibo leelded la the neighborhood, ud tbar proceeded lo nan the door, Ther (onnd Ur. Walton dead In hla [» nntortnnate genUamu appeared to ban died wUhont |l^ for Ihe bad olothaa wan not In Ibe laaat deranged. USaullr with which the dateotlre oflloer bad to oenund ual inituca wu not who had oonuiltted the murder, * II waa poeelble for UT one to have done the dead at all. u aboTe alalament It will be aeu that no one bad broken lakouae, aa the doon wen all fkalened and Ihe lioibn'a udooKwae found to be lacked ud bolted oa Ibe Inalde. Wonlan had obtained the abore partlsolan, be pro- le examine narrowlf Ur, Wallon'a chamber. It wu a *<ii, u we bare bcfon atatad, at Ibe top of the honae, ud a ued br him aa a apeolei of atadr. On walking ap to Kon he found ther wen aumaaded br a balcoar ccra- utt honae aad the oae adjoining. Hen Ibetewua 'I eolruoo lato the chamber: bat Ibe wladowa of Ihe aat wen both fulenad, ud be leaned ther wen Ibua nan the room waa lint antend. It la trae than wu a ' luaa broku, but that appaand lo bate bean oauaed br Kiulonof the gun or platol wllh which the deed had >>iiniued( for the pleoaa of bnku glaaa wen ainwn on Bo&r, 'cMao'a neil proocedlngwia lo Tlalt the adjoining honie, u foand wu oconpled br a Ur, Olarkaon, the proprietor Vbborlog drag-atore. He wu a ronog nnmaniea >hom then ooold be bo anaplolon, lor ha bon w nnlm. tia cbaraolar for honor ud ulagrllr. la aaawar to the rt'a Inqnlrr, be ataled that allhoogh hla bed-nom wu paitled (nm that of the deoeaaed br. a thin wall, he had >erapottoranrplaloUbol,darlnglbantgbl. Morcould ■aatn that anr bodr In Ihe honae or nelgbbood iii kord "t TbenwuiBewDralorrvblchearredlooompUcala '(onalderablr. aDldetofthe dateotlTa'i laqolrlu Ihe ooroner arrlred, 'lorrptoceodedwlthtbelrlnTiatigatlou. TherdlaooTand * taan hu been etalad abate, ud after u boor or Iwo, l^agbt In a Tardlot that Ur. Walton bad ocme to bla nm the alTecta of apulolabot br Ihe budaof acme <" penona unknown to Ibe Jnrr. UaTlng aalUed thla "lar all adjonmed U> a neighboring taTem lo talk of tha aw their cupi, Tber InTlled 40riin to aooompur n> be fall la no mood to do ao. WMUre nffloer nlumod home a geod deal ctul-fallen. baan Ibe onlr cue when he bed been ao oomplelelr ■"ad u not to hare dlacorered aoms clna—but In the 'u*o be wu ullerlr In the dark. ,*jaiilDg while amoklog a cigar be tboa|hl Ibe maltcr Vtrr poialbla light, until at bat w<arr of fralUou con- 'aarolued to bed. Itwu quite morning beforabefoU J" Ibia tragedr oontlnuod to oocupr hla tboogbta. ■"•alooil reparation wu at elake la the nullar, ud once <* be upbraided blmaeU for not biTlng made a mon thoToogh oamlnailon of Ibe pnmleaa, ud almoal f^lkiampted logetop, aadgotothebeoMigalo, lata aa II waa, but whan he atteaplM to udlTldoaUte when be had bean lemlai, be ooold notdolL He'did not wake np until lata Ihe sail afnlag, aad perbapa would taaTealapteTen later had net bla wlfk IntoijiM blm that Ur. Loke ATarlU wlabed to lee hba. He got np, gnd hnrrledlr {latUna on bla clotbea, wut down alaln le Iba Bidoit.whan he OBsd nla Tlallor eiolledlr pacing np and down ibi Mom. "Wan, Jordan," uld tha marcnul, "Ibe mnidarar^ taken." "Iba mordanriakanl" repeated 4bedet«ettTe,"lBpoeslblel" "Ilia itallra (act, Jordan, ud I am Terr glad that JuaUce wlU be mated out lo Ihe Tlllatn." "7oa an (orelr Jesting, air." "It la aoarcelr a subjeot to Jwt on, Jordan." "Too art itgbl, ali—bnl who la the murderer t". "Is U pAalble that, with all ronr aouleneu u a dtleoUTO, ran esaaotgoaat" •<I oaaaol, ladeed—la tad, I baTO act been thlnUoi it all wbo wu Ihe mnidanr, but how the murder could laaAi! naTa beea committed at aU.'' 1 gaTe ran credit for mon wnteaeu, JordiB-''*.< ■But ron ban act aaawand mr qnestlon—«no la ua mar> *^^S»Tkaon, the propTlator of Ibe dng-alMe <W' r^^f <, "TharaamtMbeV f aac Mr. OUi&a -ft^iawtj aal^Bfl ;/OSBVA 'WABD, op Newbubob, New Tont, OhimploD'BcuUer of AmerlctD Watcn. auaded that he ooold not baTo ooi Ipar:- "YonraonnunlaaliluUfaronaela roQrlUa."felnnad Mr. ATexUI, "the eilduce agibiat blm k orerwhelmlng," "Wbit la the aalnn olltr "Wbr, yon know be ooooplt* Iba next hooae. Ibe baloonr oolalde the wlndowa rana ilong both houaea. It apsean thai In Iba alght ba entered Ur. Wallon'B room br tha buconr, ud •hot Ibe poor old ganllemu wllb a ntolrer." 'And wbe hu olsoorered that aan'a aeat?" uked Ibe de- leeUTS. 'O'Briu ud Uniphr, who bare beu iBTaaUgibng Ibe mil- iar an nIghL" Thla waa Ihe name of a rlTiI flra of dataettn eOoen, and should It pioTo tme that ther bad bean noceasful when Jor- du had failed, bla preaUge would be ImI, and ha would baTa lo leak aome other muna for a UTellboed. "Ther moat be mlalaken, Ur. AtBrlll; the windows wen all tlatanad doiA whu the bodr wu dlatoTsred." <Tm, bnl then wu a pane of glau brakra next the Ciatenlng. Buldea, ther baTo dlaooTered the pislol la Oarkaon's posaea- sloB with whloh Ihe btal shot wu flred. His hud, too. Is badlr cut with bnku glau." "But what wu Ihe motlTe t" "BoTenge, It aeems. Ur, Walton aad Ibe druggist bade tIo. lent qnaml a dar or Iwo pnttoaa." Jordu wu staggered, hot itlU be bit that ttta mu fllarkiaii could not baTO committed the deed, Whu ha bad conTaned with'him Ihe dar before, the Impression mad* on bis mind wu sobTonbletbaihebad not uiertalnad tha alljthlast snaplaloa Ibat ha eould be Ihe goillr partr. "It la struge, Jordu,^' aald AYcrlU, "that roa should act baTa dlacorered Ihe murderer." "I am perfecllr aatlafled that this reong man did not oonunlt Ihadeed.^ Well, an I ou ur Is, that Ibe CTldanoe la bmI oenola- alTO. Butlmustgouddreuforthefunersl—IttakHplaceto- dar. Do roa BeulotnTeiUgata thla matter anr forlhart" "Wall, r<e> I shall at all arenla oooTlace mraelf vltb respaat to this Ur. Olarkaoa's gaQI or Innocence." Luke ATorUl then IsRIbe bouse. Jordu detaimlaed that oa the Terr momeat he bad lakea bla bnakbat be would oaUudaee Ur. Olarkaon, and be hurried thiongh bla meal for. that purpoee. He had alreadr opened the (rout door, whu he aaw a raaag ladr la the act of ringing Iba bell. Suppoalng It to be Boma nnlor to bla wife, be wu abont pualng on, when she aoooaled blm. "Ou ron InfCrm me If Ur. Jordu li wHbla ¥' she uked, la a mnalcal tdIco. That la aar name, madam," be (tpUed, "did roo wlal to apeak wtth me t" "Itron plaaaa, elr, on Terr lopotiut boalsea." He led the war baok again lato Ihe parlor, ud asked hla ttal. tor to be aeated. Henow hadaaoppntuul^ of eornHnlrlngbla Tisltor mon oloselr, ud wu conpeUed to uhnowledge that aba wuoneotlhamoatbaaulUulglrlahehadeTeraeeu. She could not be mon thu eighteen rean of age. "Ur. Jordu," ebe conuaeaced, u eoon u she wu aaaled, "I ban come lo ace Ton on a moot palnfcl boalneu. Ur name la Ellu Uonioe, uu I am conaln lo Ur. OUrkson, who Is arrested for the murder ol Ur, Walton. I tUTs Jut learned bom him that ron uw blm roateidar, ud I at once ooncluded to applr lo ron la mr trouble." "Ur dear ronng ladr," npllad the deleotlre oflloer, 'Too mar ooBiioud mr sarrloes In ur war I ou be naetnl," "In Ibe flnt place," abe ninmed, "lei me ask ron, air, If roa bellaTO na oonaln to be gnlltr of the <bol crime laid to hli charge T from what he told me abont ron, I eunol think tbU la tha caae; abould, howoTcr, I be daoelrad In thla matter, mr Tlalt will be trulUeee." "IwUlbeoudldwlthroa,UlsiUoBne. I do not Ihlnk Ur. Olarkaon la goUtr of Ibis murder. I am a pntbr geod Judge of oharaoter, ud mr latarrtew wllb Ur. Olarfcsonlmpnsaed ma ao bTonblr realardar, that I oanaot think mr JndpnanI hu da- celTod me In thla matter." "Ood bleu ron for larlng thati" ntnmod the poor gtrl, olaip. lag her buda together. "Too an right, air: Indeed rou are. Ur. Olarkaon Is u Innocent u I am. ForglTS mr emoUon, air, but If roo knew how heiTllr but heart la oppraoad, jou wonid make aome allowuce for me. iwUl dlagnbe nolblag torn rou.' Ur. Olarkaon ud miaelt' ban bean ugaged lo each other tor more thu Iwo run, ud we wen lo bar* beu aiarrled nest week. And now thla lenlble charge hu wrecked all onr hopaa." Ihe poor roung ladr ooold not go on, but bnirbig her boa In her buda, Ihe pearlr lean trickled thraugb bar Angers.. "Oheer np, mr dear r^uug ladr." mpued Ur. Jerdu, bring lo comfort her: "I wU UM ererr udeator l« pran hla Inao- cenoe, ud biVo but little doubt I aball be sueoaufnl, I wu sbout Tbltlng him when roo came here. After I baTe had u lalerrlawwlthblm, lahaU aeemrwar^leanrbefonne. .Call on me t>inonow, ud I hope to be able lo glTC rou aome good news." Bhe dried her ores, ud ponrlng oil a flood of heartfelt thanks, bade him good morning. OHAPTBR xnui. jonaui'a lartmiEW wrra tbb ranoiiD— bb aoiir mm tbb soBMa or 1BC TaAocor—i cloe—the toib oLOT^-unBi- TICW Wna TDB TATSEB lllpai—THI lU ODH—THI 11^ TBBTISUnniT—LOU aTIBILL IK 1 TkAr—IIB Bsauta-^iBB rata or tbb nxnoriTS. 1 Jordu Immedlalelr dlnolad Ua itapa t« the lomhi, ind hit no dlfficnltr la oblibUng u IntarrlawwUh Ihe prisoner. Be found the btler In a bereoell, wllhBoUilng bnl a conch oa which lo alt. He wu a flne roung mu, about twaatr-fln rein of age, bla bee wu decldedir Infalleelnal, aad III clear, opu •ipraaalon. wu cartalnlr elmig monl arldance agalnal bla bav- ing committed tha deed wllb which be wu oharged. His eree llgnted op when be saw Ihe detactlTe oSlcer, and be presud bla hud wlln much amotion, abowtag deep bellog. •1 uui« ihonght, Ur, Jordan," said h^ "tbal whu I uw roo rasterdar, I abould be changed with Ibla crime." "Be of good cheer, Ur, Cbrfcaon. I am petnadad of roar In. nocenoe, end hare but Ullle doubt I abaU llacoTor aomelhlng hi a dar or two which wUl prore It to tha whole worbL I wai)! to aak^ou a few queatlona,'' '1 am readr 10 anawar anrlhlog rou mar aak msi" It appean, on eiimlnlng rour reoma, a nrolrer wu found with one of the bamla diicaarged." "That b truei the nvolrar belongs lo me, ud I And oS that barrel at a nt In the ratd, a dar or two siBoe." ''11 b elao aald that ronr band b cot wllb glau." 'Ibai b alao tne. Jnat before cIcabigB^alore rilaidar, broke a gallon botUa and oat mr bud seTsreir." ■^t^anrona,^ j^onr hand .cnt befi»io retiring to bed that ;''|%TU wMtaabla| indItladBirbulksfablat tlghtlrronaJ Brba9d,udweattobedlmiBedlataly." ' . "Illat'a nafortnnab; bnl, aanr mlad. I bellan all ron haTo told me, Hr. OlirkaaB, aad hare bat Ittlb donbt t Ihsn be abb to ferret odt the real crlmloaL—Br-the-br, a rooag lur (asn«4> aee ma thb nomlBg." "ItwuZUaaUoaroe, I am oextala," saidGlarkaoa, hb eyu llgbtlBgopwllbJor:"daar«-desrglrll Iaaaon roo, Ur. Jor^ du, I feeitbe houulJatloB of mr present sUnatlon mon on bar account thu mr own; ud r<t I know bar heart too weU to Ihlnk for a monunt that abe cu belloTe me gnlllr of tbb Isnl muidar." "BaTO ao fear on that hud; aha b u thorooghlr conTlnced of yoor Innocence u I anL" TberconUnoedtoconTarsesomeUmelosger. TbadetecUndld an that he ooold to aoolhe the poor roong man, ud reallr made lighter of the charge thu dronnutucta wamnted, for the tact wu that Ibe CTldence wu fearfolJr altong sgalnst Olsrkaon. The broku pue of gisn, the cnlbud, thb discharged pblol, wan all Imporlut llnu In the chain. "Br-the-br." aald Jordu, taUng op hb hat to baTe, "It la re- ported that TOU had a Ttolaot quarrel wllb Ihe deceaaed a tew dar* baton the murder: b that trae ¥' "It wu not a Tlolant qnaml: It b trae we had some words. The taot b, Ur. Walton wu a Tcrr euctbg mu. A few otu- laga ago he oame Into mr eton, ud oeniplaued about a hrdrut lathe rard being oul otnpalr. ud ooataadied that u I used the hrdrut I ooght to npalr It, I cooUnded that thaexpenae ought to be abared between as, eapeolallr u he uaed tha brdrut Dionthuldld. Onethlaglodontouolher, ud aomeaharp words puaed betweeo as." "The dlfflooltrhu been a good deal Bugnlfled. Did urbodr bear thb qnanel?" "Then wen two or three people la the store," "That b rather unfortnnate; but I meat leara too now, fori ban a good deal to do. Qoodbr I rou shall hear from me la a dar or two." Shaking htm cordlaUrbr the hand, Jordu left Ibe prboner, Whu be arrlTcd In the elieel be paosed a momut to ooUect hb tbcngbb, ud to decide on the best ilaps for him to lake- While plunged to a brown atudr, he fell aomeane tap blm on the shoulder. HolarnedbutUrrouad, udibtudlttobeaootber thu Ur. O'Brien, of the flin of O'Bitea A Uorpl^. A amlb of triumph lllnmlned the latter'* featnres, ud be ooold aoarcelr oonoeal hb Jor, at hiTlni, u be soppceed, eulgeasrslled neb u eipeiluoed detectlTo oUoer u Jordan. "Hew an ron, Jordan 1" Slid he. "Fram Ihe munir la which won stud musing on Ihe corner of Ihe street, soma wdgbtr mi^ ur mut oconpr rour mind." "Ton m right," nlomed Jordu; "a welghir mailer doea oo- onprmrmlad; nothing laaa, In tut, thu to pnn Ibat ClaA- aon b lanoout-" "I gueu rou'U baTa a diflloiilt,maller to do that," replied the other wllb a ohuokle. "We're got roo to a tight place. I reckon." "Lat IboeebBgh who win," nlomed Jordan. "Olarkaon In'l found (ulltr rat Don't cnw too aoon." "WeU, Jordu, doB'l get cot of temper, Ooodbrl Just sleep two or lues nlgbb oa R, ud ud then, petbape; yon mar oome to Bona utbtactoir oonclaslon," Jordu bade him good morning, and O'Briu wut iwur, hb whole tloe Ughbd np br a detoaiabb smile. Jordu OTldaUr fell anacred ai the feuop'a triamph, aad, what wu Iba wont of It, aaw ao war °f prorlag rcong Olarkion'a Inneoucei but still, be wu perfecllr conrinced be wu Innooat, ud determined that he would not real dar or night nnta he had Ibnndoutlbe truth. He nlomed home la an Irritable sbb of mind, ud hb poor wife wu soon Diade awara of lb* bet, for aD the quMllona aha aaked wan either not aaaweredal all. er rMooadedtotoao Tctr genUa mauer. Hb wife, who wu a aeaaleb womu, uw than wu aomelhlng wrong, ud left him to kb own nflaoUoai. A dar or two ebpaed without hb being able to adruoe a ala- gle abp In the leak he bad ut hlmieU, He bad geaerallr pbatr othopetobbnaton, but he begu to grow dbcoungad. Hb healln, loo, beau to loSer, for he ooold not sleep at night. Oae dar Jordu wu walking down Brotdwar, ud br ohuoe out hb one toto a aton window aear Bsrclaralreet. Oaa card, bangmg orer what appeared to be a large walktog click, ware tha worda "Air Oin." Bomejhiag oanaad him to atop aud (ualae IL Ibe faot b, he bad nerar Beard of such a wwpoa, ud It wu slmplr oorloaltr which actuated him. At last be n. tored Ibe itore, ud fonnd a guUemanlr roung mu behind Iba oouabr. "Toa'n got lometbtog new to the wtodow then," aald be. "Yu, we KcelTcd them oalr a few weeka ago bom Sunpe. Ther an called air guna; Iher don't aeam to aeU Terr well thonab." ^ "What do ther pilose to do t" h* asked. "Well, ther lorce a ball br muaa of compreased air, thus dolag awar with ihe aeceaaltr of loading with gnapowder." "A atnnge kind of wupoB." "Tm, ud a dangerona one too IB the buda of bad men." "How so?" ^ "Wbr, «hu ther sn dboharged IHey eulre llule or •» nrafl' Tbeulast words almck the delecUTe fcrolblr. for ttwlUbe remembered br the nsdn ibat not a soul had beard anr npprt of a pblol on the nlaht Ur. Walton wu aaaasetoaled. The Idea utondhb mind,»III might not baTa beu thb wupon that bad bun uaed to cffectlibdulb. . . "Tonur tbal tber don't aeUTerrweQt" uked Jordan car» , Indeed; we bare bad Iham monllua two weeks ud bare onlr sold one." "I anppcse tber an Terr •ipenalre," . .. ^ "Tea, fhat'a Ibe difllcullri rerr few pencil can afford to bur one, Btu theguUeau wbo bought the onlr we waaold, £'i!.4??.*'^}>'^ ^1 «• «> It haak igiln Ik* olhatdar. But we narer take arUelw back again." "lauppcM he'd be wuilng to aeU II chuD now ?" ask? Doroawuttoboronel" JJ'a'":, f.lSj?'*''i™*^««*«^ one u a onrtoiltr, If Z oonU getllohup. Do roo knew the ganlteBua'a name r "X d« noli bat be Utu aomewhen uptoVS^ "I know a gnat aur peiwae opiown. Ou no daierib* ■ hlBtoma-perhapelmarVnowblini" ro" »-<™w "He's s tall, bandMme aiu, wllh light hilr, uddnaatla' •Ibaak roo, I win see If I cu'flad blm." Aadlh* dataetlTeleft theston wliha bnadiedstout*(«» pblou sgtbUna hb mlad. Be ImncdUldr tuned ooltaad- «» igiu, ud directed hb ilefi to the lato Ur, Wiltoet naldeao*. Thing* Nmalaed moch to Ihe same oondUtoi aa whrabe flntTlfllad the dwelling. He agabrislled Ihebag. ohuibar of the deoeued, ud cnn male a mon —inbhi* aonUnr Iku at tint He thought It wu to be itteadedwiE the aanw naoll, when happening to out hb area op to Ih* cemng, he notloed tor the tnl llmiklhat Inatead of Ita briag * brel aorfaoe, wltboot ur Indeototnn or toequall^, than wi* somalblag wnloh appeared to be like a tnp4oor oa one aUa o( II, bntllltled ao doaelr, that bad not Ihe aun at that mosuat ben aUning open II, he wcold not baTe aeu U. He odM oae of tha earruto Into the apart mant "When doee that opiAing lead tot" aakad Ihe dataeth* pototlng to Ihe Inp-door. "Sbur^ u' It leada to lbs top of the honae, sir," tepllad Bridget, eTldutlr a recent Importation tram Ireland. "lalteTcroMt" "HlTarto lukoowledgei but I beard tha poor dead geall*. muur one dar that It wu a good place to au the auaap than." Jordu proonreda ladder, and fcondtbat the trap-doer vii eaallr moTsd. It opued lato a aoaU apace batwera the not udihaoelllBg, tnm which apace a abort flight of atapeladoit totharooL While searching nen Terr c1on^> he tamdaplsa* of wootoa mabrbl adherlag to a aill which prajeoted ftna* Ih* Bbp*, owlog to a piece of wood hariog broku awir. E* tab- madUlelr reoognbed thb pbce of alult to be aporlton of * gtor*. It wu oTldent that aome one while descudlng Ihe laddti bad caught bb glcTC on Ihe nail, ud oo wllhdnwlag hla hand, a pteo* of .the glare bad renisdntd behind. Thb alRomai*M* oonriaoad him that the place had be<n ncullr TbUad. H* also dbttrered uottaar Important fact—the opening i the remoT^ of the Inp-door, gare a penon a perfeof cc onr Ihe bed, ud aotbtog wu mon eur Ibu to shoot a i recUalag then tnm that slltutlca. Jordu bad no doubt to bb own mtod bnl thai Itwu Mm Ihb spot that Ibe murder bad beu oommlltad. He now dadd. ed two tutat Ihe weapon and Iba place: uotber toOowed ttoa thla—whoerer bad conunlttad tha deed must kara known lb* place Ihoronghlr. Bnl atUl then wu uolher Imporlut petot- ■ t^be Hilled. Kowdldthemnrderer rewh Iba napdoort II wu eTidcnt II could not hare beu through the deoaued'* Aunber. It aeemed to him tost the meet faulblewarot dbconrlBfl Ihb wu to endearor to and u oulbt br meua of Ih* not H* hid no dlfllcullr to walktog along II, ull wu flat, and oonnaet. ed wllb aaTeral other hontea, whlcb wan aU buUt eiasUr alike. Ha walked along the roofa of four honau wllhout fladlag ear ouUet; but when he ruched the flflh be cama to * trapdoor, which wu fUtoned on ihe Inalde. Tbb be knew wu ike top oc abrera, oracoond-rab hobL called "The Balreat," which h* . had ofiea patroalied wllh bb trtaada, u U wu a noud pbc* (n good or*ten. Ha ntraced hb abpa bask to the polat tnm which be eUrled, and again deaoudlng to the chamber at Ih* deoeaaed, be hnrrledlr left the bonu, for the purpoee of Tblllaf Ibe taTcro to qoeeUon. He fonnd the proprietor of the plaae In Ihe bar-room. He knoT Jordu Te>r well, ud adrucel to ahake buda wllh blm. After aome desuUorr conTsnaUon, tha offlearealdtoblm:— "JaBM,do roo remember; Ibe ereatog of Ihe —oi tUa: month T" • ' "~' <iOertatolr.t do—wbr. that wiy tha night Ur. Walton wu m» dared." "Bad rou ear slisagar starlu wllh roB that night T" xLsl ise eaei re*, to be ran, llien wu a etnagar atartngwUh- nitattnlght He came to thenoratog. laqppou Iwlmaii >bb andthrae, Ilamamberblffl Tsrrwall,DeaaoaeheourtadaaB" rioulooktog cue with blni,ud Inalsted on dearinl 'JKaa* puttonlar room, and that, loo, on lbs lop ottbe hOB**." . "Would TOO be klad eaongb to let ma at* that dumbs r*- "Oartolalri come thb war-" He lad JoiiUa to the teem oconpled bribe itiuger. Uwi* u be expeoled; to the calling wu Ik* aame spacb* of trap-doa u that to Ur. Walton'e room. Eo nowblt hewuen ihailgM etoe. "What ktod otloaklns mu wu hat" "Bewuqultoa gtaUenualr-looklag maa. tall, waU-ditsit, ud, UI nmcBber rtobl, bad llgbi hair,' But wbr ron uk •11 thaae qnealtona t rou don'tImaglae b*hadanilhlaf tod* wlto toe murder, lie ron t If ron bacr so, loujall rooi 70«. an oa ihe wrong eceat I cu awcar ha aarer lah Dte hou* uatUlatetotbe momtog." "I aa much obliged to rou tor the InCorauUon—I mu iOB H to UH or net, aocordtog to clronmatucee. Good monugt'.' Ibe ofllcer ebook Ibe worlbr beet br the hud, and nnma4 home to high glee. Hothlng Inspliitt a debctmotlcomr* thu flnding a una; the flnt Unk of Ibe ohato found, he b wm- eraDr ableTo follow II up toit npldlr. Ttiat«ame enalaglDIa Uonroe paid blm a Tlalt udtt gare him gnat pleasantob* abb to wobpar words of eBoouragemut to her ear. for tka poar gtrl wubecotalagdlaoonraged and moieaaxlouaeTerr dar. O giTa him toluse utlatiotton to see bar go awar wllh i load of anibtr nmoTcd from bar heart.' Ibat aaine night be oaoMd the foUowtog adTcrlbemut to be put to the BtnU>- "Anr one poueeatog a aecond'hud alrgnn, ud whs mar wish to dispose or II, mar bear oti porohuar or addreaalag X. T, E., BnadwarF. 0." He racalTCdu answer tha neat dar, ud amlkd wllh self M* bfactton whu be placed It to hb pocket, after peroatog It- Thai afternoon he TblledUr. Lake ATerill, and fonnd hlaim bb ofDoe. "Bow an rou, Jordu t" aald Ihe merohut, u aognu h* . uwhlBL "Anrthtognewetliriogt" "Nolhtog partlcnur," npUed Ihe deleoUra oSeer. "t Ihoughtlwciildcomeandaeeron, and lat roaknowkovim . ''"wSllhowdD ran geioat IsnppoMtbat ronmnowoMt. TtocedtbaiOlarksoBtotbeguUlrnMtrt" ...... "Br no means," be returntd. "I am mon aillsflad than mt . that ha did not commit iba dead." "WdL I dcn'l blame ron fotatlaklag to r*Br optoloa, tn*.. ebllr u O'Briu ud Uuipbr hare atolu a BUtreh on roo, ml Ildl roo, roo win bare a Terr hard matbt to paiaoada ■ Joy to be of roar optoton." ' ' ■ "Perbapa act ao bard u ron tBiaglae,"r*plled Jordan. 'Ok* fact la, I nan dbeoTered the teal murdenr?* "DbooTai*dthanalaoidanr,ud not Olaikaosl Too it* joklag." "I aeret wu mon lertona to mr Ille." ••And who mar be be t" saked Areiill, with a carelau sir. "Yau, ilrl" aald Ihe deleotlTe, bring hb hud oa bb sheat der. "Ur. ATerlIl,"beoonttoued, "lamHraaforthamnida *''n*'*t£cl et Ihb speech oa Areiin wu tatrlbb tobehoU.. He laraed white ud red br turat, h* Irembbd to enir ud gasped for bnalh; but after a fkartalelruggb be somewhat «MiAT«Ted hlinaelf• ^^^bb a Joke of roon, Jordan," said ha, 'Tm must U «llha. A midmu or a fooll" . „^ .... •llallbar one nor toe other," ntamed Ibe deleoUre. <1*^ aun ron I narer wu mcae to mr aeasc* to mr Unl" "But whan b roar proof t" "Wall.IdOB'la(«anrharBtobUtagrea. Ihandbemnd that afbwdan bad ron ponbaaad u ilr goa it • itan la Bmdwir. Oa the atobt of Ua moider roo atarad at a timv 2Sled 'flu JidToiL' la Ibe algbt TOO made roor wij.tnm thabnndoortoUacelllagtoUeroot of thabeuae. Tea Ihaa TtnAjouwaralaagtSeioofoatll rsareaehadUr.WoUsa^i- ^1 rValheBnmmd Ihe trapdoor whtohepvudIntokl* room, and abot toe poor gutbau whu hena aatep In M. Tbbdone, ran nlomed toe aamewir r*<> had coma, ob*tof both trap doom carefollr after jon." i.ggir^a 70a know 111 thbt Than to not on* word ol Inib pni noi "Iknowlltllbrlbb," replied toe detooUn, taking ftem hi* Bo^l toe plec* of torn glon b* had fonad bugtog oa Iba naU. "And thb,'^ha conUnoed, gotog toUr. AT*rlll'*deab, ud laUag np a sairor gtoTU be uw Irtog oa tho Ion of "aad Ihb b Ih* silr otglens to which toe piece baloaga." ^e uTlng be opened toem, ud showed Ih* bol of iptoe* on out of ue of them, which toe portion be bad brought wUh hla exutlr fitted. ATatUl, wbu be aaw Ih* proob inenmobto igilnst hlffl. hoag bb head, ud wu aDut for a momut or two. At lut a soddaB' toought appeared loetrike bis, ud h**iclalffl*d—"Ton r a n ail pnn I erer possuatd u air gnni" " ■•Excos* me, Ur ATarllL" be ntaned to the poUtoil pcadkb maaaer: "roa sold II two noun age, ud I boogbt It, aad bar* Itncwtomrponeaalon, Bin b roor lellar," Jordu eoaUa; acd,laktogth* noto he had retelTed from the BroadwarPcaa Ofioe, "naktog an offer lo aalltoZ. T. Z. lafflXT.&.ud, dbsaiaeduacounliTmu, notlndltbom r*Br bud*. Aad, what b Bore, Ihe bullet found to Ibe bnto of the deoeued ox> uUr fib ibe banal of toe gnnl" ^ , v. "But ron bar* not rol laku me I" "ol»l™«* J'»J» >ISH: atrlktog Ihe detaolln ofllcar a terrible blow on ue bead waua felled blm to Ihe ground. While he wu down he gtn blm a Uakln theUmplM, whloh tendered hhn qnlto Inseaslbb. B*